Schools International - Ireland Too Good For The English.

19 April 2003 15:21pm

A blistering opening quarter that yielded tries for Andrew Trimble and Stephen Grissing set up the Irish Schools for an impressive 35-26 victory over England at Templeville Road.

A blistering opening quarter that yielded tries for Andrew Trimble and Stephen Grissing set up the Irish Schools for an impressive 35-26 victory over England at Templeville Road, a win that completed the second leg of their quest for the Schools international championship. There were late tries for England's Mark Simpson-Daniel and replacement Stuart Mackie but in truth the Irish were never going to lose this after taking that early lead.

Good work by Mark Scott set up the opening try from Trimble and then Stephen Grissing hit the line at pace to take outhalf Fergal Lawlor's inside pass to score at the posts. Eamon Fitzgerald converted and added a penalty for a 15-0 lead.

England outhalf Ryan Lamb got his side on the board with a try he converted himself to leave the visitors trailing 15-7 at the break.

The impressive Fitzgerald kicked a penalty on the restart and added the points to a Duncan Williams try in the 45th minute.

England responded with a try from lock Jordan Crane in the 48th minute, a score that was cancelled out when openside Gavin Murphy made it 30-15 from a driving maul and although the English scored those late tries, Fitzgerald had the final say with his try bringing the Ireland tally to 35.

The countdown is on to the Women's Sevens Dublin tournament in UCD on August 22-23. Anthony Eddy, IRFU Director of Rugby Sevens & Women's Rugby, previews what promises to be an exciting couple of days.

Tickets for the tournament start at 5 euro, with children free, and are available to buy here - http://www.ticketmaster.ie/Womens-Sevens-Series-tickets/artist/2134381?tm_link=artist_artistvenue_module.

Jenny Murphy talks about the progress made by the Ireland Women's Sevens team and their pool draw for the upcoming Women's Sevens Dublin tournament in UCD on August 22-23.

Tickets for the tournament start at 5 euro, with children free, and are available to buy here - http://www.ticketmaster.ie/Womens-Sevens-Series-tickets/artist/2134381?tm_link=artist_artistvenue_module.

Conor Murray and Tommy Bowe speak to Irish Rugby TV about their Rugby World Cup preparations and thank the thousands of supporters who came out to see the players at the open training session at the Sportsground.

Ireland captain Paul O'Connell gives his verdict on the team's new Rugby World Cup jersey and talks about his move to French club Toulon. Ireland's RWC 2015 range is available to pre-order now from http://shop.irishrugby.ie.

Anthony Eddy, IRFU Director of Rugby Sevens, talks about the target of a top three finish for both the Ireland Men and Women in Lisbon this weekend, as they continue on their quests for Olympic qualification.

Tom Daly, who recently captained the Ireland Men's Sevens team to the European Division C and B titles, is looking forward to playing in this weekend's Rugby Europe Olympic Repechage tournament in Lisbon, Portugal.

Ireland will host the 'Women's Sevens Dublin' at UCD on Saturday, August 22 and Sunday, August 23. Tournament director Garrett Tubridy and Ireland stars Lucy Mulhall, Jenny Murphy and Louise Galvin speak about their excitement ahead of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series qualifier.

Coach Allen Clarke and stand-in captain Billy Holland answer questions from the media following Emerging Ireland's 45-12 victory over Georgia in the final round of their successful Tbilisi Cup campaign.

Emerging Ireland coach Allen Clarke speaks about his side's five-try 33-7 win over Uruguay in the Tbilisi Cup and the first half injury to captain Rhys Ruddock. They wrap up the tournament against hosts Georgia on Sunday.

Speaking about the floods that occurred following the Tbilisi Cup's first round, Emerging Ireland team manager Joey Miles said: "A natural event like that, a tragedy like that puts the game of rugby into perspective. We express our regrets to the Georgian people and the Georgian Union for the terrible tragedy that they had."

David O'Reilly from the IRFU Charitable Trust's Corporate Patrons Committee speaks about the new scheme which provides businesses with unique networking opportunities and provides a platform for companies to effectively activate their CSR programmes. For further information, please contact Linda Black of the Charitable Trust - telephone (01) 6473866 or email: linda.black@irfu.ie / http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/34728.php.